Rajesh Gupta
Jammu, Dec 1: J&K state is notorious in different kind of scams & these never goes to an end by this way or the other despite administration speaks of transperacy & to stop corruption.
As per details with Cross Town News , One, Tecnical officer had detected a multi crore scam of Irrigation Department, which shall be shortly a talk of the town.
However, he has shared Trchnical points & reasons of corruption, which can be easily understood from the below mentioned story:-
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First of all, I will say that this lake will be a reality and nobody can stop it. But bad start is not good, it started with burning hearts of engineers and blue eyed one gained.
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This barrage, the main part of lake was started in 2010 and was destined to be completed in 3years (approximately). This project was in jurisdiction of flood control division, Jammu. The XEN of F.C. Division, Jammu could not manage to get it. Then next it was in the jurisdiction of Irrigation Division No. 1, Jammu who also could not manage to get it because of ulterior motive of higher people. This project was away from irrigation division no. 2 but the XEN of Irrigation div . no. 2 satisfied higher ups and got a project of 70 cr. (approximately) ?.
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So, heart of two XEN’s and their staff burnt because project was not given to them which was in their jurisdiction and was given to XEN of I.D. no. 2 without considering merit. Thus, a bad start of Barrage or lake.
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It is mentioned here for coming generations that no gifts should be taken or demanded from agencies constructing big projects. But we are a corruption loving society, so dear Engineers please be satisfied with whatever gift is given by these agencies otherwise big projects will never complete. The non-completion of Tawi lake / barrage is story of corruption from very beginning from higher to lower. Other four projects for storage of water in Jammu/Kathua belt are in incomplete stage because of same story of heart burning.
When tenders were floated, Blue eyed Engineers were posted, the gentle ones have a sigh of bitterness and join new posting.
However, the top Technical Man over the issued further elaborated to Cross Town News that:-
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As per information of general public, the design of barrage was such that, the wadi Tawi was raised by 1.1m from level of NikiTawi. What was interest to build Wadi Tawi at higher level than Niki Tawi.
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A little change in level of a River can change its natural path. WadiTawi is becoming smaller day by day, so difference in level between both Tawis carries some ulterior motive. Whenever I tried to question about design of barrage, eyebrows were raised, as if to hide something. The designed level of WadiTawi barrage is 295.40m and that of NikiTawi is 294.30m.
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Now, after lapse of so many years, it has been found that during construction the difference of levels between both Tawis have been reduced to 0.12m.
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Is it done deliberately or a mistake? Rumours are there that smelling coming change in government after elections of 2014, this level change was done.
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But, serious results are there, the contractor benefitted a lot due to change in level but the department don’t know how the mistake was done.
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So abetted design of IIT Roorkee is not followed. Is it safe now? The engineers of IIT should be called to check it. And if, they reject it then whole of WadiTawi barrage costing ?30 Cr. will have to be dismantled.
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But if they allow it, as it is constructed with minor changes then at least all the gates of WadiTawi will have to be dismantled and constructed new. Thus, a huge loss to state money at the cost of Engineers of I&FC, Jammu.
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Whether an attempt was made to block WadiTawi by keeping it at higher level than NikiTawi only Narco test can reveal?
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Even at present there is difference of level of 0.12m, it has the potential of changing direction of river.
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So,engineers of IIT Roorkee must be called at early date and barrage should be redesigned. After redesigning the barrage another IIT must be consulted as the present one may do some wrong to save skin of state Engineers and of themselves also.
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The civil society must know all about re-design of barrage to ensure that WadiTawi is not blocked or disturbed , nor NikiTawi is disturbed of its natural slopes.
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If present design of low level of WadiTawi is approved, a question arises, what was the fun of raising it by 1.1m and doing extra expenditures. The IIT Roorkee must explain. And who will be responsible for saving to contractor for laying barrage on WadiTawi down by aprox. 1.1m.
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Who will be responsible if IIT Roorkee says that present construction is not safe, as not constructed as per design. Then the whole structure on WadiTawi will have to be dismantled, a loss of ?30 Cr. to state
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Still there is difference of 0.12m of level between both Tawis.
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A team of MLA/MLC’s came to inquire in August 2017, only a tour of comforts as they refused to stay in Circuit House. They stayed in Hari Niwas, travelled in luxury cars and went back. Whether their air ticket bills and stay at Hari Niwas is paid or not.
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The civil society of Jammu must insure that natural slopes/paths of both Tawis are not disturbed or changed. The blue eyed Engineers/officers are born under bright stars and they have the potential to befool others iemembers of civil society and our elected representatives. Be prepared , O ! civil society, of Jammu for fight or there will be no lake on Jammu Tawi.
As per details with Cross Town News, in hydraulic wing of Jammu and Kashmir, there are four post of Chief Engineers which are important i.e. 1-2 CE, Irrigation and F.C. Jammu and Srinagar and 3-4, CE, PHE, Jammu and Srinagar.
The 1.5 Cr, Akhnoor irrigation scam was result of total lack of integrity on the part of CE/SE. The XEN, Irrigation division writes to CE to transfer stock keeper, but CE gives that store keeper additional charge of another lucrative post.
Thus, it is evident that secretariat is epitome of corruption, it is epicentre of corruption and breading ground of corruption.
However, the communication of Technical man has been retained in the office of Cross Town News for further persual.
Sources, in the Govt have told Cross Town News that Govt is very shortly handing over the case of multicrore scam to Anti Corruption Bureau to detect the multi crore scam.
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